Downstream of Swan Hill, the Nyah and Vinifera floodplain forests are home to regent parrots, wetlands and centuries-old River Red Gums. Wadi Wadi Traditional Owners have cared for this river landscape for millennia. But it’s under threat.
The Victorian government wants to cut down hundreds of old trees to make way for levee banks, concrete, pumps and regulators. It’s part of a dodgy offset scheme to take even more water from the Murray River.
Federal Water Minister Murray Watt will soon decide whether this scheme continues.
Send murray watt an email now: tell him that rivers and wetlands need water, not concrete!
Locals and Environment Victoria supporters gather at the Nyah-Vinifera blockade
